TashTaylor , 9 days ago Ropalidia revolutionalis, the stick-nest brown paper wasp—because it builds long, thin nests out of a plant-pulp paper and is brown; descriptive names are helpful! This one's just starting her nest: each of those cells will soon hold an egg. #WildOz #OzInverts #MacroPhotography #Meanjin #Brisbane #Australia #Nature #Arthropod #Insect #Wasp #Hymenoptera
Ropalidia revolutionalis, the stick-nest brown paper wasp—because it builds long, thin nests out of a plant-pulp paper and is brown; descriptive names are helpful! This one's just starting her nest: each of those cells will soon hold an egg.
#WildOz #OzInverts #MacroPhotography #Meanjin #Brisbane #Australia #Nature #Arthropod #Insect #Wasp #Hymenoptera